Where can I camp in Chautauqua County?

Chautauqua & Lake Erie NY is home to numerous campgrounds in a variety of settings, from secluded woodlands to lakefront locales, with many offering family-friendly amenities such as pools, playgrounds, beaches, game rooms, and activities.

The Chautauqua Lake area hosts several campgrounds, including:

• Camp Chautauqua with 250 campsites for your RV or tent featuring several events and family activities in a beautiful lakefront setting.
• Located just minutes from Chautauqua Lake, Camp Prendergast sits on 13 acres with spacious tent and RV sites.
• Chautauqua Lake KOA's deluxe cabins, glamping safari tents, and regular tent sites provide spectacular views of Chautauqua Lake in a secluded 200-acre setting.
• YMCA Camp Onyahsa is a summer camp and off-season rental campground on Chautauqua Lake in Dewittville.

Take your pick of many campgrounds situated on Lake Erie, including:

• Brookside Beach Campground, which includes a private beach, RV sites with full hook-ups, and tent camping.
• Lakeside Campground offers RV camping with full hook-ups, tent sites, and cottage rentals.
• Lake Erie State Park provides RV, tent and cabin sites with a spacious shoreline and magnificent scenery.
• Featuring cool lake breezes and spectacular sunsets, Sheridan Bay Park Campground includes tent sites and RV camping with electric hookups.
• Westfield/Lake Erie KOA boasts two pools, a game room and an award-winning playground with tent, RV and cabin sites.

Country campground options include:

• Bison Trace Luxury Camping, which features fully furnished cabins, safari tents, and covered wagons.
• Camp at the Rocks, a campground at Panama Rocks Scenic Park, which boasts fully furnished, luxury tents for a unique glamping getaway, as well as traditional tent camping sites.
• The Heron Campground at the Heron Farm and Event Center -- home of the annual Great Blue Heron Music Festival -- includes tent camping, yurts, pop-ups and more, with electric sites for your RV.
• Chautauqua Gorge Campground offers 23 different types of campsites including cabins and RV sites with utilities, and self-contained tent sites or off-grid cabins without utilities.
• Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park boasts 225 campsites for you to bring your RV or tent, plus cabin camping in a family-friendly campground with numerous amenities and activities.